Which to use
“minha” and “moinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #65
- “minha” frequency rank
- #10,401
- “moinho” frequency rank
- 10466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minha | moinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher, esposa do próprio | engenho para moer cereais |
Where the eye mixes minha and moinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. minha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against moinho's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: minha vs moinho
A purely visual mix-up. minha (/ˈmi.ɲɐ/) and moinho (/mu.ˈi.ɲu/ [muˈiɲu], [ˈmu̯iɲu]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minha is recorded at frequency rank #65, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.ɲɐ/. moinho is at rank #10,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈi.ɲu/ [muˈiɲu], [ˈmu̯iɲu].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10466, this pair ranks #62,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of minha vs moinho
Shared letters: himn. Private to "minha": a. Private to "moinho": o.
"minha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moinho" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "minha" and "moinho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "minha" or "moinho" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "minha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moinho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minha" and "moinho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mogno vs moinho". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #62,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.